A Fisheye View of the Tree of Life

The evolutionary tree shown here focuses on relationships among the ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii, ACK-tih-NOP-tuh-RIJ-ee-eye). Click on the colored logos to read about evolutionary innovations and see lists of characteristics that evolved in different lineages. Note that this tree has been pruned to focus on certain groups of interest.

Funded by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos. 0732819, 0732899, 0732589, 1019308, 0732642, 0732969, 0732894 and 0963767. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF).